Visual Jazz: Digital Designs by Jim BiggersTuesday March 9th, 2010 | |
| Time: | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| Contact: | Jeff Pruett Phone: 704.922.7681 x105 Email: www.gastoncountymuseum.org Web: http://jpruett@co.gaston.nc.us |
| Location: | Gaston County Museum of Art and History 131 West Main St. Dallas, NC 28034 (click for map) |
| Information: | Opening January 9, 2010 and running until April 10, 2010 at the Gaston County Museum’s newly renovated Depot is Visual Jazz: Digital Designs by Jim Biggers. Jim Biggers, Gastonia based artist works in a variety of media, with special emphasis on painting, drawing, and mono prints. Influenced by his uncle, internationally renowned artist John T. Biggers, he has developed his own personal style. Although his work often reflects his African heritage, his recent work had incorporated themes derived from his interests in mythology and geometric patterns. Digitally generated work represented in Grays or Blues with My Eggs, Tossed Salad, Carved Wood, Magic Feathers, Flowers in Another Vision, and Peppers, Peppers, Peppers series compellingly transforms these mundane objects into mechanical tableaus. The upcoming Visual Jazz exhibit combines digital imagery that conceptualizes the movement and flow of early jazz. Artist statement (from Jim Biggers) – “My adventure with digital design began as a happy accident while taking a class on computer art a few years ago. While taking treatments for cancer this past year, I had the opportunity to research and develop a process of using the computer as a medium of expression (like the pencil and paintbrush), that has led to my discovery of a design venue that makes images in this portion of the exhibit possible.” For additional information concerning Jim Biggers – please call 704.867.4525 |